Adherence
Providing high-protein egg-based recipes and single-use herb/spice packets to community-dwelling older adults significantly increases and sustains egg intake for at least 12 weeks post-intervention.
If you are an older adult looking to eat more protein, try getting egg-based recipes with pre-portioned spices. This study shows that simply having these recipes sent to you can help you stick to eating more eggs for months, even without cooking classes. However, be aware that this might just replace other protein sources you were already eating, so it may not directly build muscle unless you are already protein-deficient.
The provision of high-protein egg-based recipes and single-use herb/spice packets over 12 weeks increased egg intakes up to 12 weeks after end of intervention.
Why this rating
Randomized Controlled Trial with intention-to-treat analysis, though the effect was not seen immediately at 12 weeks but sustained at 24 weeks.
Source
The provision of recipes and single-use herb/spice packets to increase egg and protein intake in community-dwelling older adults: a randomised controlled trial
Emmy van den Heuvel et al. · Public Health Nutrition · 2020
DOI 10.1017/s1368980020002712
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